The Croatians formed a fantastic partnership at the back and Northeast United‘s defence was the meanest in the league with only 18 goals conceded. The solidity at the back coupled with Gallego and Ogbeche operating up front helped the Highlanders reach the play-offs for the first time in their history in the 2018-19 ISL season.

Grgić follows his teammate Rowllin Borges who joined the Islanders a couple of weeks ago and is widely expected to partner Lucian Goian in defence.